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What was the final major battle of the war where Cornwallis surrendered?
Yorktown
Define the word tariff
a tax on imports/exports
What is the name of the first ten amendments of the Constitution that focus on the individual liberties of citizens?
Bill of Rights
The New Jersey Plan favored what type of states?
Smaller populations
What was the political view of Anti-Federalists
Did not support the new Constitution; wanted states to have power like under the AoC
Where did the Colonial Army set up camp in the Winter of 1777-1778 where thousands of soldiers died from disease and other reasons?
Valley Forge
What is inflation?
the general rise of price in goods/services
What is the role of the judicial branch?
interpret laws (courts)
What is the role of the legislative branch?
create laws (congress)
What is the role of the executive branch?
enforce laws (President)
What battle is given credit for being the "turning point of the war" and convincing European powers to help us in the fight?
Battle of Saratoga
What was Shays' Rebellion?
Daniel Shays led a group of farmers in a revolt after to losing their lands due to not being paid for military service and high state taxes
The Virginia plan favored what type of states?
Larger populations
What was the Great Compromise? (Connecticut Plan)
The idea that the legislative branch would be made up of 2 separate houses (bicameral). One would be decided by population and the other would have the same amount from each state regardless of size.
What was the political view of Federalists?
Supported the Constitution (Bigger Federal Govt)
Who did Washington and the Colonial Army fight at the Battle of Trenton?
German Hessians
Who was the Frenchman who became a leader during the war?
Marquis de Lafayette
When and where was the Constitutional Convention?
Philadelphia 1787
What was the Three/Fifths Compromise?
The idea that 3/5 of the slave population in each state would be reflected in the House of Reps
Define Separation of Powers
Each branch has powers that only belong to that specific branch and the other branches do not have that specific capability
Who was the Prussian military officer who led training during the Winter of 1777-1778?
Von Stueben
Which English philosopher introduced the idea of "consent of the people"?
John Locke
Which document was listed the protocols and procedures for laws in newly acquired lands?
Northwest Ordinance
Define Federalism
divides the powers of government between a central government and the states that make up a nation
Define Checks and Balances
the system where one branch can overrule the other and keep any one branch from becoming too powerful